9,800 MSME loans sanctioned in FY22 under SIDBI’s 59-minute loan scheme

New Delhi, April 18 (KNN) SIDBI’s 59-minute loan approval scheme for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), PSB Loans in 59 Minutes, sanctioned only 9,868 loans involving Rs 5,197 crore during the financial year 2021-22, according to the government data. 

As per MSME Dashboard data, 2,39,751 loans involving Rs. 81,141 crores were sanctioned as of April 1, 2022, up 4.29 percent from 2,29,883 loans involving Rs 75,944 crore sanctioned as of March 31, 2021.

Likewise, in terms of disbursements, only 8,155 loans amounting to Rs 3,729 crore were disbursed out of sanctioned loans in the last financial year. Disbursements had jumped 3.80 percent to 2,22,689 involving Rs 65,834 crores from 2,14,534 loans amounting to Rs 62,105 crore, during the said period.

Importantly, the credit amount disbursed as of April 1, 2022, was 4 percent of Rs 16.10 lakh crore total bank credit deployed to the MSMEs sector in February 2022, as per the latest data on sectoral deployment from the Reserve Bank of India.

While the scheme doesn’t charge any registration fee from borrowers on the portal, MSMEs need to pay Rs 1,000 to receive the in-principle approval for the loan application in case the “borrower’s proposal matches with the products of lenders,” according to the scheme’s FAQ.

Moreover, the scheme said the time taken for loan disbursement depends on the information and documentation provided by the borrower on the portal and with the bank. 

“The more accurate the data, the sooner you will get disbursed. Generally, post-in-principle approval, the loan is expected to be sanctioned/disbursed in seven-eight working days," the scheme said.

The scheme’s portal psbloansin59minutes.com enables in-principle bank approval for collateral-free term loans or working capital loans for MSMEs from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 5 crore. (KNN Bureau)